they say toshiba, funai electricity and mitsubishi electric infringed on their lcd panels. hon hai officials say the move is part of their global strategy to protect their display technology. they didn't give any further details on this, though. representatives from toshiba, funai and mitsubishi declined to comment, saying they had not seen the complaint. >>> time to check the markets now. most asian stocks rose today following the positive sentiment we saw on wall street. and this was despite weak u.s. gdp data. the u.s. economy contracted 2.9% in the first quarter this year. many investors now think the u.s. fed will not raise interest rates anytime soon. they're hoping that will lead to more money flowing into asian stocks. the nikkei with a bounceback after closing at a one week low the previous day. the index finished off the session at 15,308, a gain of just over a quarter of a percent. some market heavyweights like softbank and toyota pushed up the overall market. in seoul, shares rose more than .6%, 1995, strong gains with kia motors supporting market sentiment. med